Healthcare Disparities, Minority Health, Sleep, Sleep Disorders
Conditions
Brief summary
This study aims to develop educational tools and platforms to promote the transfer of sleep health information to blacks to foster adoption of healthful sleep practices.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALTailored sleep health education materials.
Tailored sleep health materials.
BEHAVIORALGeneric sleep health education materials.
Sponsors
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
NYU Langone Health
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* self-reported race/ethnicity as African American, African, Caribbean American or black men and women; ages ≥18 years; * accessible by telephone; no plans to move away from the region within the year following enrollment; * consent to participate, which includes permission to release medical record information; * documented OSA risk based on scores received from the Apnea Risk Evaluation System questionnaire
Exclusion criteria
* progressive medical illness in which disability or death is expected within one year; * impaired cognitive or functional ability which would preclude meaningful participation in the study; * sleep apnea diagnosis; * stated intention to move within the same year of enrollment.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change Assessment Scale | 6 months |
| Sleep Hygiene Index | 6 months |
| Apnea Knowledge/Apnea Belief Scale | 6 months |
| Self-Efficacy Scale | 6 months |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 7-Day Physical Activity Recall | 6 months |
| By-Meal Fruit/Vegetable Intake Screener | 6 months |
| Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine | 6 months |
| Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 36 | 6 months |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed